…wind for really good colour. 1906 – JCW Cycylmen leaves now begun to be good, roses yet nice, lapageria good, Camellia sasanqua very good, solanum very nice, cassia good yet….

…not a Polyanthus showing anywhere. Fuchsias good, the big lot of stuff from Coombe Wood came.C sasanqua coming on. Rho primulinum, solanum good. A lot of R nobleanum open. 1911…

…corn out now, Clematis panniculata is very good indeed. 1916 – JCW No frost. Solanum, lapagerias, cyclamen, hydrangeas all useful. Rhodo’s neriiflorum, decorum, scintillans, 10333, fastigiatum, raniosisimums, lepidotum and racemosum…

…fairly good. C coum up. No daffs in flower. Solanum jasminoides very good. R nobleanum fair. No frost marks on the wall. Geraniums uncut. 1909 – JCW A lot of…

…No Ericas but mauriana. A few lapagerias , one maddeni in flower a little. 1909 – JCW No seedlings up in the pans. C panniculata and cyclamen very good. Solanum…

…decorum still the best rhododendron, other things as before. 1910 – JCW The rain came three days since, and the summer has gone. Solanum and hydrangeas are the best things….

…any other shrub. 1912 – JCW I came from Scotland. Hydrangeas good, and so Solanum.. The flower of Rho auriculatum open and some R decorum and keysii. C corymbosa good,…

…better than last year. 1914 – JCW Hydrangeas going off. C panniculata good. Solanum nice. Cyclamen fair. Belladonnas very good indeed. 1907 – JCW Returned from Scotland. Hydrangeas are the…

…very nice. Clematis paniculata very good. Lapagerias moderate. Cassias good. Solanum fair. No sweet peas. 1905 – JCW Came from Scotland. Clematis paniculata good and full of promise. Cyclamen, roses,…

…cyclamen good and have been fine. The three roses nice. Solanum very good. The big group of Hydrangeas are good. Panniculata very nice. 1906 – JCW Returned from Scotland, all…